Champions League Final 2018: Real Madrid vs Liverpool

[Buzzo]

Good God ! That first goal.

You wouldn't see that in the park.........maybe with some hungover pub team keeper but that's it.

That is genuinely the level of that mistake.

[Kenneth]

Thought our defence played well. Midfield struggled. Mane clearly our best player.

I think Real Madrid were the better side but the keeper errors certainly helped them.

They weren't until they nobbled our best player though. Starting lineup Vs starting lineup, I reckon we win.

[McDermotX]

If there's an image in my head from that game it's Dejan (who had a good game to be fair) dropping to his knees as soon as Karius lets that third one through his hands.

Absolutely devastated

[Fredo]

They weren't until they nobbled our best player though. Starting lineup Vs starting lineup, I reckon we win.

Yep.

[Buzzo]

They weren't until they nobbled our best player though. Starting lineup Vs starting lineup, I reckon we win.

Yeah in an alt reality we absolutely romped that

We were excellent.Even when Salah went off we did well.

[Phoenix07]

They weren't until they nobbled our best player though. Starting lineup Vs starting lineup, I reckon we win.

If Salah stays on the pitch, we win that game IMO.

When Lallana came it , it was like playing with 10 men. He's been injured for most of the season, and we had no other options to bring on. Real Madrid could commit more men forward, with only Mane to fear, as Firmino was dropping too deep as well. Before that injury, they had another body to consider, but after that, they didn't have to worry too much.

[Fosterbloke]

Robbo, supermarket shelf stacker to Ballon d'or shackler.

Did an excellent job and didn't look out of his depth at any stage of the game.

[Buzzo]

I ****ing hate Marcelo also.

FWIW that Bale goal was incredible.

[Tatterdemalion]

Robbo, supermarket shelf stacker to Ballon d'or shackler.

Did an excellent job and didn't look out of his depth at any stage of the game.

Was superb

[Fosterbloke]

So who was our man of the match?

I reckon it was Lovren, Mane or Robbo. They were excellent today.

Special mention to Wijnaldum too.


I wonder how we'd have done with Oxlade in the team today?

[spud_gun]

So who was our man of the match?

I reckon it was Lovren, Mane or Robbo. They were excellent today.

Special mention to Wijnaldum too.


I wonder how we'd have done with Oxlade in the team today?

Unless he was playing in goal it wouldn't have mattered.

[fidget]

Our back four all played very well.

[Exiled_red]

If there's an image in my head from that game it's Dejan (who had a good game to be fair) dropping to his knees as soon as Karius lets that third one through his hands.

Absolutely devastated

That moment was wrapped up. Up to that point a goal in the 15-20mins left takes it to extra time, needing two in that time without our best player is an ask of Istanbul proportions.

[Tatterdemalion]

So who was our man of the match?

I reckon it was Lovren, Mane or Robbo. They were excellent today.

Special mention to Wijnaldum too.


I wonder how we'd have done with Oxlade in the team today?

For all his doubters, and I'm one of them, Lovren did well tonight. Robbo was great. Though Mane was just what I would expect of him. Ox would've started and done well, no doubt.

[Kenneth]

It's easy to point the finger at Karius, but the truth is when Salah went off that was more or less it, we don't have the depth of squad to win a game like this. Look at the subs we made Lallana as a replacement for Salah, I like Lallana, but I don't think he's fully fit and he offered very little today, but he was our best option. Compare that to Madrid, who had Bale that came on and won the game for them.

We were still well in that game at half time and it ended one proper goal each. We hit the post and got in good crossing positions. We were never going to get control of the game back, but you don't need that to get a result, as a number of **** teams have shown against us this season.